Lamar Alexander actually said...

"We're entering this discussion... with no agenda other than to learn what needs to be done."

"Could I encourage you to take a look at that and make sure that it's not a burden on the States?"

"I've heard from a number of Governors, who haven't made a decision about Medicaid expansion, that it's hard for them to make that decision without knowing the added cost of it to the States."

"It seems to me that the question before us is: Who needs help, and who's there to provide the help?"